Petersburg Assembly urges Alaska Delegation to push for cleanup of abandoned Canadian mine

Petersburg Assembly urges Alaska Delegation to push for cleanup of abandoned Canadian mine

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a letter to Alaska’s congressional delegation urging cleanup of an abandoned mine that has been polluting a major salmon river for nearly seven decades. The Tulsequah Chief mine in British Columbia has discharged toxic wastewater into the headwaters of the Taku River since its abandonment in 1957, according to the letter signed by Mayor Mark Jen...